- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 9, 2012
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Jazz: The Whammies and Anat Cohen
New music from Pandelis Karayorgis and Anat Cohen
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 8, 2012
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Best shows to see: Fight Amp, Bettye LaVette, C. Spencer Yeh, Maserati
If you're not into the Umbrella Music Festival, you might try Fight Amp, Bettye LaVette, C. Spencer Yeh, or Maserati
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 5, 2012
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Tuesday: Jim Newberry's photos of improvising musicians at Elastic
An exhibition at Elastic of Jim Newberry's photographs of improvising musicians sets the stage for this week's Umbrella Music Festival
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 19, 2012
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Jazz: Saxophonist David S. Ware dead at 62
Titanic free-jazz saxophonist David S. Ware has died
- Music, Music Feature, Sep 12, 2012
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Our ten best bets for fall music
Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall, A$AP Rocky with Schoolboy Q and Danny Brown, the Umbrella Music Festival, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 7, 2011
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Free Monday-night music: Cave and Ramon Lopez
Fantastic instrumental rock quartet Cave and Spanish jazz drummer Ramon Lopez both give free live performances this evening.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 3, 2011
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This week on the B Side
Our guide to the Umbrella Music Festival and much more
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 1, 2011
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Pre-Umbrella Music Festival action today
Pre-Umbrella Festival action around town today includes a Peter Brotzmann documentary and a trio gig from Dave Rempis, Mike Reed, and Devin Hoff.
- Music, Three Beats, Sep 29, 2011
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Three Beats: Saxophonist Nick Mazzarella comes into his own
Plus: The Backyard Film & Music Fest moves indoors, and Schubas hosts a record fair with pork on the side
- Music, Music Sidebar, Sep 15, 2011
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Our ten top music picks for fall
Hideout Block Party, Riot Fest, Umbrella Music Festival, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 19, 2011
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Saxophonist David S. Ware, sound and vision
Saxophonist David S. Ware is the subject of a new documentary coming to the David Lynch Foundation website, and some of his 2010 concert at Elastic Arts will soon turn up on the album "Organic (Solo Saxophones, Volume 2)."
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 25, 2011
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Umbrella Music Festival announces its 2011 program
This year's Umbrella Music Festival features Franz Hautzinger, Ab Baars, Sten Sandell, Tim Berne, John Butcher, Marshall Allen, and Mary Halvorson.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 4, 2010
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This Week in Reader Music
The best 1900s album yet, a comprehensive guide to the Umbrella Music Festival, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 4, 2010
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Even More Jazz (That Isn't Umbrella)
The Umbrella Music Festival isn't the only game in town for jazz fans: legendary pianist Randy Weston does two book signings and plays with his trio, and local photographer Michael Jackson opens a show of his jazz shots.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 3, 2010
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More Umbrella Action: Christof Kurzmann
Christof Kurzmann, an Austrian computer musician based in Buenos Aires, helps kick off tonight's Umbrella Music Festival with local clarinetist James Falzone at the Chicago Cultural Center.
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 29, 2010
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Free Jazz for a Fee on the Web
The excellent free-jazz blog Destination: Out is selling downloads of select releases from the mighty FMP catalog, including a classic by trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and drummer Günter "Baby" Sommer, who will perform together at this year's Umbrella Music Festival on November 7.
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 16, 2010
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This Week in Reader Music
Fall Arts stuff, art-noise aggressors, festival guides, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 12, 2010
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Early Warnings Roundup
This week's Early Warnings include Deerhunter, Frightened Rabbit, the National, New Pornographers, Gaslight Anthem, Dirty Projectors, the Umbrella Music Festival, Social Distortion, Magic Kids, and Wavves.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 6, 2009
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Matthew Shipp on His Own
New York pianist Matthew Shipp plays one of his increasingly frequent solo gigs tonight at Elastic as part of the Umbrella Music Festival.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 5, 2009
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Bold Pianists Kick off the Umbrella Music Festival Tonight
Two great Amsterdam-based pianists play tonight in the kickoff event of this year's Umbrella Music Festival.
